Reforms and challenges in the era of inclusive education: The case of China

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 117-122

  Deng, Meng ^a   Poon Mcbrayer, Kim Fong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Inclusive education; Reforms and challenges

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866523720     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2012.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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